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On the trail of evil (WT) Is the brain of psychopaths different or do we all have the capacity to be evil? A journey to the centre of the brain. They're charming, they lie without the slightest scruples and they are capable of manipulating their environment. Psychopaths murder and rape without regrets and can still come across as the nicest people in the world. But what is going on in their minds? more ...

Allah in Ehrenfeld – The Building of the Mosque of Cologne In a neighbourhood near the centre of Cologne, Germany's biggest mosque is about to be built. Construction is supposed to start in autumn 2008. Client and financier is the DITIB, the biggest Islamic organization in Germany, representing, according to its own sources, one million more ...

The old life and the new - Portrait of a survivor and her family On 7 April 2009, Susanne Preusker, head of the Social Psychiatry Department at JVA Straubing prison, had planned to finish work early. She was happy and excited – she was due to get married in 10 days’ time and there was still a lot to do. Because of this, when Prisoner K. stood in the door and asked if he could talk to her, she put him off until the following day instead. But the kind of next day she expected would never come. more ...

Price out my body! - The Human Being as Commodity and Raw Material In India, a baby costs 14 euros. A woman in Albania is 800 and 30 head of cattle, and a Kalashnikov will buy a bride in southern Sudan. 25 million dollars was the price the US government put on the heads of Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Rupert Murdoch's ex-wife received 1.2 billion euros in their divorce. more ...

Watch out: - Theatre’s alive! Imagine it’s opening night in the theatre and everyone is there … There appears to be a yearning for resistance and transparency in today’s complex world. And it is the theatres – financially strapped and oft declared dead – that are suddenly the scene for social reflection: in London, Paris or Cologne. more ...

In Between - The British artist Richard Deacon British-born artist Richard Deacon ranks alongside Richard Serra and Richard Long as one of the most important and influential sculptors in contemporary art. His profound interest in the nature of materials and the ways in which they can be manipulated, as well as his innovative approach to form, make him one of the most inventive artists working today. more ...

Frank Sinatra, the pope and I - Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã stadium (WT) For decades it was the world's largest stadium, and yet so much more. It is the birthplace of sports legends like Pelé or Ronaldo. It is the stage where superstars like Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Tina Turner and Madonna performed before audiences of more than 180,000 people. Pope John Paul II gave the largest mass on Latin American soil in the arena. Estádio Mário Filho, simply known as Maracanã to the locals, represents the dream of reaching Mount Olympus. more ...